Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Angola: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 12, 1980
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in flames somewhere in South Angola, near the Namibian border. All five occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a surface to air missile.
